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Monday, 08/16/2010 2:27:31 PM

Monday, August 16, 2010 2:27:31 PM

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I wanted to get a feel for the state of things down in Domenica tech wise ........its not as bad as I thought down there - technology is there and in fact its very advanced for Latin America .....from Wiki

"Broadband Internet access
The Dominican Republic is considered one of the countries with the most advanced telecommunications infrastructures in Latin America, with over 7.8 million cell phones connected (on just about 10 million populants, with 3.5 million of them on extreme poverty conditions) and large companies like Codetel and Orange (FR) on the telecommunications market. Broadband Internet access is growing, with over 381,211 Internet accounts globally and 2,439,997 Internet users as of June, 2009 according to INDOTEL(DR Telecommunications Institute). Broadband DSL represents about 60% of the total Internet subscribers. There is access to regular ADSL, G.SHDSL, and services only on metropolitan areas, costs are high and service is decent. Cable Internet is offered by a couple of cable companies at lower costs than ADSL but the service is very deficient and unreliable. WiFi hotspots are almost non-existent, with just a few in university campuses and other not-so-public areas. The implementation of the Wimax technology by some of the Cell-phone service providers(Tricom) are resulting in the rapid investment by other providers in the market to match the new and faster platform of services. Also the ongoing installation of a Fiber-Optic network structure in the National District and the City of Santiago (second largest in the country) will force other competitors into upgrading theirs to be able to compete in the markets they now lead."

I am stupid, do not pay attention to me or my posts...do not make buying or selling decisions based on my banter at all ...I am a negative person by nature and at best an amature investor. Hope everybody makes money here.